Chapter 14 – Serin’s Confession ②

My S-class hero sister and childhood friend are taken away. – 14 – Serin’s Confession ②

“What are you again?”

Younggeon made an unpleasant expression when Jinseok stood between him and Serin. From Younggeon’s point of view, who was barely aware of Jinseok’s existence, it seemed as if a large Jinseok had suddenly popped out. Jin-seok was similar in height to Young-geon, and especially had wide shoulders and a muscular body, so the left and right areas were much wider, so Young-geon felt embarrassed when Jin-seok suddenly barged in.

“I don’t think Serin likes it very much, so let’s leave it at that.”

Serin, who was scared and embarrassed, quickly hid behind Jinseok’s back when Jinseok intervened to protect her. Due to her small size, Serene crouched down and hid herself so that her body was barely visible.

“What? Who are you? What are you, Han Se-rin? Are you even her boyfriend? Don’t be arrogant and interfere in other people’s business.”

Young-geon was momentarily intimidated by Jin-seok’s size, but soon regained the confidence and arrogance of a top-class celebrity and asked Jin-seok what he was doing. His attitude was quite rude, rough, and arrogant, to the point of making people angry.

“I am a teammate with Serin. Isn’t Serin in trouble?”
“Same teammate? Ah, yes. Then you were Yu Mi-yeon’s younger brother.”

Only then did Young-gun realize that Jin-seok was Mi-yeon’s younger brother. This is because Younggeon was also looking into information about Team Tempest while preparing to seduce Miyeon and Serin. Yeong-geon looked at Jin-seok and smiled, making her bleed.

“But, from what I’ve heard, you’re only a B-level hero, but you’re the guy who’s attached to the team thanks to your connections?
“W-what?”

Jinseok couldn’t help but get angry at Younggeon’s remark that he dismissed him as a B-class hero. Without realizing it, Jin-seok’s face turned bright red, his hair stood up, his veins throbbed, and even his muscles twitched. He was so angry at the sudden insult that his body strengthening ability was activated without his knowledge.

“Oh my. They say you’re a B-level subject and have the ability to strengthen your body, and you’re so upset. Are you going to hit me with that? Haha. If you do that, you’ll become a ‘villain’ right away.”
“Pfft!”

Jin-seok was furious, but hitting Young-geon was something he should never have done. Even though he is a hero, if he uses his abilities to harm others, he could be designated as a “Villain.”

“Third-rate heroes like you are useless, so don’t get involved and work hard to catch the hybrid monsters. Don’t you think you can be called a hero only if you protect ordinary people like us? Hehe.”
“This guy…”
Haha! What are you going to do if you get so angry? Are you going to hit me? Wouldn’t it be nice to hit me and become a villain?”
“…!”

Yeonggeon intentionally provoked Jinseok by openly mocking him. Then, Young-geon lightly pushed aside Jin-seok and approached Serin, who was hiding behind Jin-seok’s body. And, Younggun’s hand naturally extended towards Serin’s buttocks.

“Hey, Serin. If you’re an S-class hero too, shouldn’t you hang out with an S-class celebrity like me instead of a B-class guy like that? I’ll take you somewhere nice today…”

Wow!

But at that moment, Serin shook off Younggun’s hand reaching for her buttocks and slapped Younggun’s cheek. Younggeon, who was suddenly slapped on the cheek by Serin, widened his eyes as if he was dumbfounded.

“This, this bitch. If a hero causes harm to ordinary people…”
“That’s when I attack using my abilities. I’m not using my abilities at all right now.”

Unlike Serin’s frightened and intimidated expression just moments ago, she was glaring at Younggeon with sharp eyes. When Se-rin saw Jin-seok being ignored by Young-gun right in front of her eyes, her anger rose.

“You didn’t use her powers…?”
“Hmph. If I had used my powers, Younggun would have already been reduced to dust.”

Serin’s remarks were true. It was true that if she were to attack an S-class hero using her true abilities with the body of an ordinary person, it would be difficult for her to even survive, let alone survive. S-class heroes are not called walking strategic weapons for nothing.

“You seem to have been very rude to my colleagues just now. Also, you keep calling me a villain, but how dangerous an S-class villain really is. Shall I show you?”
Wooooow-!
“Hi!”

A pink aura appeared around Serin’s body as if it were shining, and Serin’s hair also rose upward, fluttering along with her aura. Even though Serin only showed a small glimpse of her abilities, Younggeon felt an overwhelming sense of intimidation and was completely frightened.

The S-class hero’s immense power was enough to intimidate ordinary people just by showing off her abilities. Serin was so powerful that Yeonggeon could not bear it.

“I’m sorry! Save me!”

Younggeon was frightened by Serin’s intimidation and ran away. He was an unsightly brat, different from his arrogant and confident self. Although he was acting proud in front of Jinseok, he was truly not prepared to die after being hit by his abilities.

“Whew-“
Shuuuk-

As Younggeon ran away, Serin, relieved, sighed and withdrew the activation of his ability. Then, the frightening feeling that had been pouring out of Serin’s body disappeared, and Serin returned to her usual cute appearance.

“Ha. I was scared. What is that person?”

She muttered that she was scared when Serin came back as usual. She was angry at Jin-seok for being ignored and intimidated her, so she kicked Young-geon out, but in fact, Se-rin showed courage even though she was quite scared on the inside.

(I’m more scared of you…)

Jinseok thought that Serin was scarier, but of course he didn’t say that out loud. Because he clearly made a rude remark to Serin, who helped him.

“You came forward because of me. Thank you, Jinseok.”
“No. Rather, I received help from you. I am more grateful.”

Serin thanked Jinseok for trying to help her, and Jinseok actually thanked Serin.

“Hehe. But if Jinseok hadn’t come forward, I wouldn’t have had the courage to refuse like that.”

Serin spoke with a bright smile. It was true that Serin was able to muster courage because Jinseok was in a situation where he was insulted by others.

“But how could that person spread such gossip about someone they’ve never met before? A person like that is a celebrity. I really question his character.”
“Well, it’s true that I’m a B-class hero. That can’t be helped…”

When Se-rin made an angry remark about Young-geon’s personality, Jin-seok spoke a little bitterly. Jinseok felt a lot of inferiority because he was a B-class hero.

“No. Jinseok is really helpful to our team. And…”
“…?!”

Serin suddenly hugged Jinseok tightly. It was as if he was jumping into Jinseok’s arms. Although Jinseok was surprised by Serin’s sudden action, he reacted spontaneously and hugged Serin’s body.

(I can’t believe that such a small and delicate Serin has such strong power…)

Serin, who was small, was completely in Jinseok’s arms and held tightly. To Jinseok, Serin felt like a small animal. Even though Jinseok had already seen it with his own eyes several times, it was difficult to believe that such a small body contained such tremendous power.

“…Because I really like Jinseok…”
“Huh? Well, that’s…?”

The next moment, the words that came out of Serin’s mouth were truly unexpected. Jinseok was surprised to hear Serin’s words. Jin-seok also liked Se-rin, and Se-rin was friendly with Jin-seok, but this was the first time she heard directly that she liked him.

“You can’t believe it…”
“…I’ve really…Liked you since a long time ago.”

Serin buried her face in Jinseok’s chest and was whispering. Although Jin-seok was somewhat insensitive, she realized that Se-rin was confessing to her.

(Serin confessed to me…? That couldn’t be possible…)

Jinseok also had a crush on Serin from before. However, he was unable to confess his feelings to Serin for a long time, because he lacked confidence in himself.

So, when Serin confessed first, he was very embarrassed. Although Se-rin knew that she had a secret crush on him, Jin-seok never thought of confessing to her first.

Therefore, the situation where Serin suddenly confessed to him first was something Jinseok had never thought of.

“The answer is…?”
“I liked you too, Serin.”

Jinseok hugged Serin tightly and accepted her confession.